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What happened on June 11, 1963 at a busy Saigon street intersection?

Vietnamese students staged a protest rally.
O A Buddhist monk set himself on fire in protest of Ngo Dinh Diem's policies.
Ngo Dinh Nhu announced the founding of the National Liberation Front.
South Vietnamese soldiers opened fire on demonstrators.

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1897 – 11 June 1963; born Lâm Văn Túc) was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963.

Step-by-step explanation:

Quảng Đức was protesting the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government led by Ngô Đình Diệm, a staunch Roman Catholic.

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